'Nothing we have to be overly concerned about'

Slopestyle crash

Yuki Tsubota of Whistler, BC fell in her run and she' s getting evacuate on a stretcher during Ladies' Ski Slopestyle.
at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Russia, on 11 february 2014.
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Yuki Tsubota of Whistler, BC fell in her run and she' s getting evacuate on a stretcher during Ladies' Ski Slopestyle.
at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Russia, on 11 february 2014.
Ben Pelosse/Le Journal de Montréal/Agence QMI OLY2014

Ben Pelosse/Le Journal de Montre

Yuki Tsubota of Whistler, BC fell in her run and she' s getting evacuate on a stretcher during Ladies' Ski Slopestyle.
at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Russia, on 11 february 2014.
Ben Pelosse/Le Journal de Montréal/Agence QMI OLY2014

Ben Pelosse/Le Journal de Montre

Yuki Tsubota of Whistler, BC fell in her run and she' s getting evacuate on a stretcher during Ladies' Ski Slopestyle.
at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Russia, on 11 february 2014.
Ben Pelosse/Le Journal de Montréal/Agence QMI OLY2014

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In the end, it was a crash that was more spectacular than severe, though in the immediate aftermath it looked frightfully bad for Canadian Yuki Tsubota.

With a medal on the line, the young Canadian freestyler crashed dramatically on the last jump of her final run Tuesday and ended up lying motionless at the finish line for several moments afterwards.

Team officials later said Tsubota hadn't suffered any major injuries but was being taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Canada's slopestyle team leader, Peter Judge, said Tsubota's jaw took the brunt of the impact but that it came from her own knee as she struggled to land the jump.

"The initial assessment is that there is an injury to her jaw," Judge said after receiving the initial report from doctors. "There's nothing other than that. She didn't have a concussion, so she's clear.

"She's in a good frame of mind. Nothing we have to be overly concerned about."

TURSKI HAS TOUGH TIME

This was supposed to be a career highlight for Kaya Turski, the natural progression from X Games champion to Olympic gold medallist.

Instead, it ended with a couple of falls to miss the finals of the Winter Games debut of the ski slopestyle event.

It was a tough Tuesday for the 29-year-old Montreal native, who overcame off-season knee surgery just to qualify for Sochi in the most dramatic way possible.

"It's not over, my career, but I've been doing this for eight or nine years and I've been very successful," said Turski, the reigning world champion who had to win the X Games in January just to book her ticket to Russia. "I'd like to think I've played a big part in the progression of the sport and I'm proud to be here with the girls today.

"It wasn't the outcome I was hoping for, but I recognize that things in life aren't always a straight road," she added before watching Canadian teammates Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre take gold and bronze respectively. "It definitely hasn't been (great) for me in the last six months. I've had a lot of rocks, bricks and cement blocks thrown my way so I'll take it."

That said, Turski was in a state of disbelief when it was over -- both at the magnitude of the moment and crashing out on her sport's biggest day.

"I was like, shoot, that really just happened," Turski said "It was just a moment to take a breath to absorb what just happened. Unfortunately I pinched myself and I'm not just dreaming.

"I gave it my heart and soul. It's been a great journey but it's been a tough journey for me. I will probably dwell on it but I don't want to.

"I've done X Games 10 times now, this was the next step. (Success at the Olympics) was the way I wanted to top off my season, my career. Definitely more pressure on myself at the Olympics. I don't know if I'll ever do them again, but I can say I was here, at least."